| Onkaparinga | |
|---|---|
 Onkaparinga River estuary | |
  Location of the river mouth in South Australia | |
| Native name | Ngangkiparri (Kaurna) |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | South Australia |
| Region | Southern Adelaide |
| Local government area | City of Onkaparinga |
| Towns | Woodside, Oakbank, Clarendon |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mount Lofty Range |
| • location | between Charleston and Mount Torrens |
| • elevation | 422 m (1,385 ft) |
| Mouth | Gulf St Vincent |
• location | between Port Noarlunga South and Port Noarlunga |
• coordinates | 35°09′53″S 138°28′10″E / 35.164660°S 138.469520°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 88 km (55 mi) |
| Basin size | 562 km2 (217 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Protected areas | Encounter Marine Park Onkaparinga River National Park Onkaparinga River Recreation Park Port Noarlunga Reef Aquatic Reserve |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
The Onkaparinga River, known as Ngangkiparri or Ngangkiparingga ("place of the women’s river") in the Kaurna language, is a river located in the Southern Adelaide region in the Australian state of South Australia. Rising in the Mount Lofty Ranges, the river's estuary extends from Old Noarlunga to the river's mouth between the suburbs of Port Noarlunga and Port Noarlunga South.
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